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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Corrective Action Report

Issue and Milestone Schedule

Date of Submission
First Quarter Update:
Second Quarter Update:
Third Quarter Update:
End of Year Report: 12/02/02

Issue Title

INS Deferred Revenue

Issue ID

Organization

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Date First
Initiated

10/23/97

Original Target for Completion

10/01/98

Current Target for Completion

09/30/04

Actual Date of Completion


Issue Type (Organization Rating)


Significant Concern

Source Title

Annual Financial Statement Audit

Date of Source Report

10/23/97

Issue Type (DOJ Rating)

Material Nonconformance

Issue Description

Auditors report that systems and management controls used by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to process applications for immigration and naturalization benefits do not ensure applications are adequately controlled or provide reliable data on the status of applications.  Without adequate control on the status of applications received and completed, INS is not able to accurately determine deferred and earned revenue without relying on an extensive Servicewide manual application count.

What We Will Do About It

The INS will implement a system which will report accurate deferred and earned revenue.  INS will deploy the Servicewide Inventory Program (SWIP) functionality into the National File Tracking System (NFTS) which will produce real-time, perpetual data for applications to report deferred and earned revenue.

Milestones

Original Target Date

Current Target Date

Actual Date of Completion

1.  Develop a plan, with milestones, to implement a system which will report accurate deferred and earned revenue.

04/30/02

03/31/03

 

2.  Fully deploy NFTS with SWIP functionality.

09/30/04

   

How We Will Know It Is Fixed

A reliable system for tracking deferred revenue will be developed, and the audit recommendations will be closed.